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Topic: Whirlpool wont fill (Read 5254 times)

To start with, my washer wouldn't spin...I now know its the control board and I thank this site for the help and info on that topic.My Mr. Fix-it-father-in-law removed the motor thinking that was the problem and after reinstalling it and hooking up the hoses, the washer would no longer fill when we tried to start it. The water valves are both on and the machine humms like it did before.

Go back and check all yer connections. Somethang might have got yanked loose in the fray.

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If you have a timer: Consider the timer as the LAST thing you should replace. True it might be bad but most times they are not.Get all your ducks in a row before blowing big money on a timer.

« Last Edit: December 11, 2010, 04:53:00 PM by JWWebster »

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Alright JW, I've went back and made sure everything was connected and it all looks good. The machine fires up and the motor starts to spin but there's still no water coming out. I've double checked the valves and they are both turned on. The control board and wax motor were just replaced but the water quit coming out before that.

If it was me I would get out my volt/ohm meter and check to see if I had voltage to the water valve. If I did have voltage to the valve and the valve did not work then it would be time to replace the valve.

If I did not have voltage to the valve I would trace it back to see were the problem was.

What I would do is use a suicide cord. Connect my clips to each solenoid one at the time with the water supply connected connect and briefly energize each coil to see if water shoots out. Because simply ohming out each solenoid verifys they are fine but don't verify if junk is in the mechanical workings of the water valve.

« Last Edit: December 18, 2010, 04:06:17 PM by JWWebster »

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